US 11,910,857 B1
Article of apparel providing shelter during a storm
Andre Rene Buentello, San Antonio, TX (US); Nina Cooper, San Antonio, TX (US); Ashley Raine Philbrick, San Antonio, TX (US); Stacy Callaway Huggar, San Antonio, TX (US); and Jose L. Romero, Jr., San Antonio, TX (US)
Assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by UIPCO, LLC, San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/366,461.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/084,285, filed on Sep. 28, 2020.
Int. Cl. A41D 3/08 (2006.01); A41D 31/10 (2019.01); A41D 31/28 (2019.01)
CPC A41D 3/08 (2013.01) [A41D 31/10 (2019.02); A41D 31/285 (2019.02); A41D 2200/10 (2013.01); A41D 2200/20 (2013.01); A41D 2300/33 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of apparel, comprising:
a cape extending continuously from a collar configured to encircle a neck of a wearer of the article of apparel to a bottom portion of the cape configured to be located at or adjacent to ankles of the wearer of the article of apparel;
a first fastening mechanism including a pair of wrist cuffs configured to secure the article of apparel to the wearer along a top portion of the cape, the pair of wrist cuffs including a first wrist cuff associated with a right arm of the wearer and a second wrist cuff associated with a left arm of the wearer;
a second fastening mechanism including a pair of ankle cuffs configured to secure the bottom portion of the cape of the article of apparel to the wearer;
at least one securement mechanism comprising:
a continuous strap that extends between the pair of wrist cuffs, wherein the continuous strap is stitched to the article of apparel; and
a pair of arm straps located at opposite ends of the continuous strap in an unlocked configuration, the pair of arm straps including a first arm strap extending out from the first wrist cuff and a second arm strap extending out from the second wrist cuff; and
wherein the pair of arm straps include a closure system that interlocks the first arm strap and the second arm strap together in a locked configuration to form a loop with the length of the continuous strap to secure the wearer to a stationary object.